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  


 


 transport, not freight; a direction that may need to be reconsidered in the 


 international trade to the rest of the UK, dramatically increasing the 


 depots needed to support this function, I fear it will be an opportunity 


Anthony Hatton, director of strategic projects for the Peel Group, points out that despite its importance to the economy there isn’t a national or a 


 building, maintaining and operating our transport infrastructure, yet much  means that regular, constructive dialogue between the two is essential for 


 


E-COMMERCE CONTINUES TO CLICK WITH CUSTOMERS


  


 geographically the centre of the country, and is well resourced with so many leading motorway networks and having great access 


 businesses looking to set up in this area, from delivery services like ourselves,  well as those specialising in sustainable 


There seems to be no stopping the rise of e-commerce and Lancashire logistics experts are playing their part in its continuing successful delivery.


  


   businesses in the county are well-placed to take advantage, both geographically and 


Jamie Keen is managing director of Preston- based commercial trucking, haulage and courier services company Forge Logistics, which holds contracts with some of the UK’s 


Alongside business partner and joint   vehicle courier service, to a company with  


 challenging for the logistics industry, with the pandemic changing how people were able to shop and causing an enormous 


 the beginning of the crisis, has seen ourselves and the industry as a whole, work incredibly hard to ensure we could meet the





 has leased a new warehouse and  


 change that was already happening with the logistics industry, particularly with regards  


 high and we can expect this to continue to  challenge now is to meet the demand of this 


Other challenges include how the industry can utilise green technologies to reduce emissions and adopt more sustainable 


  


 based refrigerated vans manufacturer CoolKit, says growing numbers of businesses are now looking at the 


However, he adds that the take-up of  and has been hindered by issues such as availability, price and the limited re-charging 


Looking at the wider picture for the industry,


    


 number of businesses that sell online, shipping orders out from its existing  looking to expand its operation into a 


  pandemic and rising numbers of people 


   plug their website into its warehouse management system and company also integrates its clients’ existing eBay and 


 by linking up with operations in Europe and other parts of the world and sharing 


 its offering to provide a one-stop service for companies looking to develop their 


   


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